Sunday, August 09, 2009

Are you smarter than an 11 year old?

Some of the best Scuttlebutt Letters to the Editor have to do with the Curmudgeon's Observation that concludes each issue. This one comes from Matt Rosenberg of Newport, RI:

My 11 year old daughter Violet, was not amused by your reference to Scuttlebutt 2903's OBSERVATION: The words 'race car' spelled backwards still spells 'race car'.

So much, that she compiled here own list . .

wowmomdadevil olivehannahbibradarNever odd or evenIf I had a hi-fiMadam, I'm AdamToo hot to hootNo lemons, no melonToo bad I hid a bootLisa Bonet ate no basilWarsaw was rawWas it a car or a cat I saw?Rise to vote, sirDo geese see God?"Do nine men interpret?" "Nine men," I nodRats live on no evil starWon't lovers revolt now?Race fast, safe carPa's a sapMa is as selfless as I amMay a moody baby doom a yam?Ah Satan sees NatashaNo devil lived onLonely TylenolNot a banana batonNo "x" in "Nixon"O, stone, be not soO Geronimo, no minor ego"Naomi", I moan"A Toyota's a Toyota"A dog, a panic in a pagodaOh, no! Don Ho!Nurse, I spy gypsies -- run!Senile felinesNow I see bees I wonUFO tofuWe panic in a pewOozy rat in a sanitary zooGod! A red nugget! A fat egg under a dog!Go hang a salami, I'm a lasagna hog

Don't nodDogma: I am GodNever odd or evenToo bad – I hid a bootRats live on no evil starNo trace; not one cartonWas it Eliot's toilet I saw?Murder for a jar of red rumMay a moody baby doom a yam?Go hang a salami; I'm a lasagna hog!Satan, oscillate my metallic sonatas!A Toyota! Race fast... safe car: a ToyotaStraw? No, too stupid a fad; I put soot on wartsAre we not drawn onward, we few, drawn onward to new era?Doc Note: I dissent. A fast never prevents a fatness. I diet on codNo, it never propagates if I set a gap or preventionAnne, I vote more cars race Rome to ViennaSums are not set as a test on ErasmusKay, a red nude, peeped under a yakSome men interpret nine memosCampus Motto: Bottoms up, MacGo deliver a dare, vile dog!Madam, in Eden I'm AdamOozy rat in a sanitary zooAh, Satan sees NatashaLisa Bonet ate no basilDo geese see God?God saw I was dogDennis sinned